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Whats On Community Event Diary
Please send details of your upcoming 2019 events to be advertised on the "What's On" community event diary located on the Town Council website.
To see what is programmed for the next few months in the Dursley area, including the annual Pancake Day Race event on Tuesday 5th March visit the What's On Diary.
Details of the event including a poster (jpg or png)should be sent to clerk@dursleytowncouncil.gov.uk... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 11:33 by John Kay
Mayor's Christmas Message 2018
On behalf of the Town Council, I would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
It has once again been an honour to serve you as Town Mayor during 2018. We have achieved a great deal over the last 12 months by careful budgeting, working together with partners and the local community.
The new long stay car park in Long Street is the biggest ever project undertaken by the Town... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:38 by John Kay
Office Closure: 21st Dec 2018 to 2nd Jan 2019
The office will close at 12pm on Friday 21st December and reopen to the public at 10am on Wednesday 2nd January 2019.
In the event of an emergency the Councillors contact details are available on the Town Council's website.
The Councillors and Staff at the Town Council would like to wish all residents, businesses and visitors to Dursley a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Posted: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:15 by John Kay
Festive Window Display 2018
At Friday's successful Festive Dursley event, the Mayor Neil Grecian presented the awards to the winners of the 2018 Festive Window Display.
The entries were judged by the Mayor, Cllr Tom Arnold (Festive Dursley), Kathleen Hanbury (The Door Youth Project) and some members of the Vibe Youth Sessions.
Mayor Grecian said "it is getting more difficult to judge this event each year, with more entries and... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 11:30 by John Kay
Long Stay Car Park Update (November 2018)
Dursley Town Council can now confirm that our Civil Engineering contractor Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd will commence work on the car park construction on the week commencing Monday 26th November 2018.
The scheme had been delayed due to the requirement for a planning amendment permission and a legal agreement for a new retaining wall which had not been part of the original design. These permissions... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:29 by John Kay
Future Dursley (Neighbourhood Development Plan) Approved
Dursley Town Council is pleased to announce that following the referendum held on Thursday 15th November the Future Dursley - Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) was approved.
The turnout for the election was 31.7% with 85.5% voting for the plan to be approved. The Future Dursley NDP will now be used to determine planning applications in the local Dursley area.
Dursley prepared the Neighbourhood Development... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:35 by John Kay
Future Dursley (Neighbourhood Development Plan) - Referendum
Today (Thursday 15th November) is polling day for the referendum on "Future Dursley" our proposed Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP).
All Dursley residents who are registered on the electoral register are eligible to vote and the Town Council would urge that you do so.
The NDP will require a positive response from over 50% of those who cast their vote to become an official document in the planning... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:25 by John Kay
New Town Councillor: Tom Arnold
At November's meeting of Council the Councillors co-opted local resident Tom Arnold to fill the vacant Councillor position for the Highfields Ward.
Since moving to Dursley, Cllr Arnold has been an active member of the Festive Dursley committee, including organising the street party to celebrate the royal wedding of Prince Harry & Megan Markle.
Tom said "I'd like to increase my contribution to the... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:49 by John Kay
Town Councillor Vacancy
The Town Council has a vacancy for a Town Councillor in the Highfields Ward following the resignation of Cllr Wayne Paice.
This vacancy can now be filled by co-opting a member of the public to the Council. Any interested persons are invited to write to the Town Clerk to confirm their eligibility and why they would like to join the Council.
Full details of who is eligible to apply are available on the... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:15 by John Kay
Road Closure: A38 Bristol Road, Cam - UPDATE
Dursley Town Council have just received an update on the night time road closures on the A38 near Cam & Dursley.
Due to unforeseen operational issues, Gloucestershire County Council's contractors need one extra shift to complete the works on the A38 Bristol Road, Cam.
Therefore a night time road closure will now take place on the evening of Tuesday 23rd October between 1900 to 0700 (Wednesday) to... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:48 by John Kay